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CASPIR contains documents, images and history of Canada's military aviation. The personnel and aircraft data has been compiled using data provided by trusted Canadian military aviation historians and original source documents. Where possible source documents are linked.
Research

CASPIR Resources

RCAF Accident Cards (1939-1945) JA Griffin Documents 1968 and 2005 Obtaining a World War II Service File

External Resources

RCAF.info: Research Resources RCAF.info: Finding Your Family Records

Griffin Library, 17 Wing Winnipeg

John Griffin was a significant historian, documenting Canada's Military aircraft.
Aircraft

Military Aircraft Associated with Canadians Choose a Specific Aircraft Serial

Lancaster FM213

CWHM flies one of the two airworthy Lancasters in the world. FM213 is usually marked as KB726 honouring Andrew Mynarski, VC.
Personnel

Name or Home Town Search Unit (Squadron) Search Aircraft Type or Serial Search Browse by Letter This Day in History

War Status Search Catastrophic Losses (Ships Hotels Aircraft) Choose Specific Military Cemeteries (WW1 WW2 and Beyond)

Andrew Mynarski, VC

We Shall Remember Them.
History

Start Here Glossary Canada and World War II Combatants & First Airmen Casualties Air Force Operations Battle of Britain Women in War War Artists

"A" Able flying through the Eiffel Tower? (although this event likely happened, this photograph is likely fake.) It is signed by the late Bill Bryant RAF who was the navigator of that aircraft piloted by Bob Boorman RCAF. The caption reads "This Stars Stripes photograph was taken on 14 September 1944 and shows a Mosquito Mk XIII of 409 Squadron RCAF. Pilot - W/O Bob Boorman RCAF Navigator F/S Bill Bryant RAF Flying through the Eiffel Tower."
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Cock, Walter Downes

Killed in Action 1944-01-04

Male Head

Birth Date: 1923-December-17

Born: Tamworth South Australia

Morris & Alice Cock

Home: Bondai, Sydney, Queensland, Australia

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RAAF

Unit

221 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
From Sea To Sea

Base

RAF Lahar, Malta

Rank

Flight Sergeant

Position

Flight Sergeant

Service Numbers

421344

Home

Google Map

Bondai, Sydney, Queensland, Australia

First Burial

Google Map

Catania War Cemetery, Sicily

Took off from Lahar on an anti-submarine patrol.

Aircraft crashed nine miles south of Cape Orlando, Sicily at Gelati Mamertino.

Killed includes Cock:Flying Officer William Freeman Campbell RCAF J/22247 KIA Agira Canadian War Cemetery, Enna, Sicily Flight Sergeant Carol James Daley RAAF 414537 KIA Catania War Cemetery, Sicily, Grave II. H. 37.Warrant Officer Class I Harold Gordon Reid RCAG R/92101 pilot KIA Catania War Cemetery, Sicily, ItalyFlight Sergeant Henry Leonard Walker RAAF 413917 KIA Catania War Cemetery, Sicily, Coll. grave I. H. 36-38Flight Sergeant Gordon George Wilde RNZAF 403241 KIA Catania War Cemetery, Sicily, grave II. H. 39.

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)